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Sumitomo Metals Restarts Second Blast Furnace, Thermal Power Station at Kashima
28 March 2011 - Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. resumed operation of its No. 1 Blast Furnace in Kashima Steelworks, and its Kashima Power Station began generating electricity on Friday, March 25.
Posco Holds Groundbreaking for New Beijing Posco Center
28 March 2011 - Posco recently celebrated the groundbreaking for the Beijing Posco Center, the company’s Chinese headquarters in Beijing. Posco is planning to move all of its Beijing offices to the new building, which is scheduled to be completed by June 2014.
Tata Steel Completes Sale of Teesside Cast Products
25 March 2011 - Tata Steel has completed its sale of Teesside Cast Products to Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK Ltd and Redcar Bulk Terminal Ltd.
Tube City IMS UK Operation Receives Outstanding Achievement in Safety Award
25 March 2011 - Scunthorpe-based Tube City IMS UK has received the prestigious "Outstanding Achievement in Safety Award" from the North Lincolnshire Health & Safety Group.
Kobe Steel to Open New Headquarters in China
25 March 2011 - Kobe Steel announces plans to open its China headquarters, Kobelco (China) Holding Co., Ltd., on April 1.
Nippon Steel Responds to Quake Disaster
24 March 2011 - Nippon Steel provided an update on the status of its operations as of March 22, 2011.
ArcelorMittal Poland Restarts Blast Furnace No. 5 at Kraków
24 March 2011 - ArcelorMittal Poland has restarted its Blast Furnace No. 5 at Kraków, which has been undergoing repair and maintenance since August 2010.
NLMK Increases Funding for Environmental Projects
24 March 2011 - Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) allocated RUR4.14 billion (almost RUR100 million up year-on-year) in 2010 toward environmental protection projects at its main production site in Lipetsk.
SMS Meer to Supply Open-Die Forging Press for Qiqihar North Forging Steel
24 March 2011 - Qiqihar North Forging Steel has placed an order with SMS Meer for the delivery of an open-die forging press with a forging force of up to 60 MN and an upsetting force of 70 MN.
Ruukki to Add Surface Treatment Line at Holic Unit in Slovakia
24 March 2011 - Ruukki has announced plans to invest in a new surface treatment line to serve cabin customers at its Holic unit in Slovakia.
ArcelorMittal Signs US $6 billion, 5-Year Revolving Credit Facility
23 March 2011 - ArcelorMittal has signed a US$ 6-billion, 5-year Revolving Credit Facility that will replace the € 5 billion Revolving Credit Facility under ArcelorMittal’s existing €17 billion Credit Facility Agreement.
Dongkuk Steel Grants Final Acceptance Certificate to Siemens for New Plate Mill
23 March 2011 - Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd. awards Final Acceptance Certificate to Siemens for the new 5-meter-Plate Mill No. 3 at the company’s Dangjin works.
World Crude Steel Production Dips Slightly in February 2011
22 March 2011 - World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to World Steel Association stood at an estimated 117 million tonnes for February 2011, 2.4% lower than the previous month (January 2011) and 8.8% higher in comparison with February 2010.
Siemens to Supply Static Var Compensation for Qatar Steel’s New EAF Plant
22 March 2011 - Qatar Steel Company has placed an order with Siemens for an SVC Plus static Var compensator for its new electric steel plant in Mesaieed.
NLMK Boosts Color-Coating Capacity by Over 50%
22 March 2011 - NLMK has launched its 200,000 tonne/year Color-Coating Line No. 3 (CCL-3) for cold-rolled galvanized steel.
Severstal Appoints General Director of OAO Olkon
22 March 2011 - OAO Severstal announced the appointment of Alexander Nikolayevich Popov as General Director of the Olenegorsk Mining and Concentration Works, part of the company’s mining division, with effect from March 22, 2011.
Tata Steel Launches Maiden Offer of Perpetual Hybrid Securities
21 March 2011 - Tata Steel Limited has successfully completed India’s first-ever offering of Corporate Hybrid Securities with an issuance of Rs. 1,500 Crores (US$ 332 million).
Kashima Steelworks Restarts Operation of its No. 3 Blast Furnace
21 March 2011 - Sumitomo Metals Group’s Kashima Steelworks has restarted its No. 3 Blast Furnace, and is planning to restart the No. 1 Blast Furnace within the next several days.
Sandvik Materials Technology’s R&D Director Receives Kami Prize
21 March 2011 - Sandvik Materials Technology Executive Vice President and Head of R&D Olle Wijkhas received the Swedish Kami Foundation’s Kami Prize for almost 30 years of pioneering research in non-metallic slag inclusions in steel.
Posco Donates 100 million JPY to Earthquake, Tsunami Relief Funds
21 March 2011 - Posco announced plans to deliver earthquake and tsunami relief funds of 100 million JPY through Posco-Japan. Company employees are also voluntarily planning fundraisers to help support Japan as well.
